Verboticisms

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: slug-jest

Sentence: At first Nan quietly sluggested that Ron may want to get off the couch and help clean the apartment. When he didn't move, she threw him, his skateboard and his 6 pack out the door.

Etymology: suggest: to imply or offer for consideration + slug: a lazy, slothful person

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pro/crass/tin/aid/ur

Sentence: Jim was a procrastinaider, full of good intentions but unable to get anything done.

Etymology: procrastinator (someone who dawdles, defers) + aide

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: dally-hint-ask

Sentence: Bruno was tired of his mother dallyhintasking, but he was too apathetic to get off the couch. He was a solicishirk, and many had insinulazed that he was incompethindrance.

Etymology: dally + hint + ask + task

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: lem un AYD

Sentence: The kindergarten teacher, Ms. Loving, was hoping that her new teacher assistant, Eve, would be as energetic as her previous one had been. Instead, Eve was lazy, had no initiative, and proved be more of a lemonaide. Ms. Loving took to calling her Eve Aide behind her back, because that's what Eve did every time there was a bulletin board to be made or shapes to be cut.

Etymology: lemon (something that is unreliable or doesn't work; a disappointment) + aide (helper)

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Created by: Filthy

Pronunciation: \ˈfyü-təl-\ˈād\

Sentence: Glenn was such a FUTILAIDE that when he did get around to taking the trash out of the apartment, he only bothered to set it on the balcony.

Etymology: FUTILE + AIDE (a person who helps a more skilled person)= FUTILAIDE

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: gōfərlōfər

Sentence: When Harry hired his nephew as an office assistant, he thought he would get some much-needed help. What he got was a goferloafer. Where Harry saw somebody to run errands, the nephew saw the insides of his eyelids.

Etymology: gofer (a person who runs errands) + loafer (a person who idles time away)

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Created by: Batavier

Pronunciation: UN-HELP-UR

Sentence: Jack was still sitting behind his game console, playing games. His mother, who had asked him to do the dishes several times before, shouted at him: "Jack! You big unhelper! Get your behind in the kitchen. NOW!"

Etymology: Un (denial) + Helper

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COMMENTS:

Nice and simple. - ErWenn, 2007-10-05: 14:10:00

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Created by: darknightess

Pronunciation: wais-pay-cee-us

Sentence: You are so waspacious; you never help with diaper duty!

Etymology: From the phrase "a waste of space".

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: dis-a-lak-rite

Sentence: Despite Roxie's hinderantic tirades, Bob remained an uninhibited dysalacrite, and an alcomatose couchroach.

Etymology: Dysalacrity: antonym of alacrity: state of ready, willing and eager to act & -ite: one connected with. Verbal form: dysalacriate.

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COMMENTS:

nice one - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-05: 10:54:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dis-ri-kwest

Sentence: Jane's boyfriend isn't the best at helping around the house. In fact, her pet name for him is Sloth. Her disrequest for help most often includes a dig that is designed to shame him into action. It rarely works.

Etymology: disrespect/dis (regard or treat with contempt or rudeness) + request (the act of asking for something to be given or done)

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